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A Few Seconds of Panic - A 5-Foot-8, 170-Pound, 43-Year-Old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL
by Fatsis, Stefan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 1594201781
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201783
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Penguin Press, 2008. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/very good. Orange and blue hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed without inscription by the author on the title page. "Autographed Copy" sticker to the front panel of the dustjacket. A very good copy with minor bruising to the spine tips - clean, straight and tight. There is a fingerprint smudge just above the autograph (possibly from the signing). Unclipped jacket is also very good with shelf-wear at the edges and folds. 340 pp., some black and white photos.
Synopsis
"An insightful and . . . amusing look at the inner workings of pro football" ( The New York Times ) from the bestselling author of Word Freak In Word Freak , Stefan Fatsis invaded the insular world of competitive Scrabble players, ultimately achieving an expert-level ranking. Now, in his new book, he infiltrates a strikingly different subculture-pro football. After more than a year of preparation, Fatsis molded his fortyish body into one that could stand up-barely-to the rigors of NFL training. And for three months he became a placekicker for the Denver Broncos. Making the most of unprecedented access to an NFL team and its players, and drawing on his own personal experience, Fatsis with wry candor and hard-won empathy unveils the mind of the modern pro athlete and the workings of a storied sports franchise as no writer has before.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 534
- Title
- A Few Seconds of Panic - A 5-Foot-8, 170-Pound, 43-Year-Old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL
- Author
- Fatsis, Stefan
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594201781
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201783
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- NFL Football Humor Denver Broncos Sports Autobiography Nonfictions Kicker Kicking Sportswriters Signed First Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports; SPORTS & RECREATION / Football;
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